Quiet in a Sentence

Examples of quiet in a sentence

Quiet is a slightly difficult word, but we're here to help you better understand it...with EXAMPLES!

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Below you will find the definition of quiet, followed by 46 sample sentences (from real sources), gradually increasing in length.

Carey had me out there not long ago, for what he called a quiet, confidential talk on some business matters. (source)

Because our clients cannot take too much time for lunch, we keep the restaurants tuned to what I call a quiet buzz. (source)

Then it was, in quiet intervals, that he got some comfort and stiffened his own pride by showing Tom over the estate. (source)

Meantime, neighbors were keeping a close eye on each other and the community, which they describe as quiet and peaceful. (source)

Israel Defence Forces spokesman says: "This is what we call a quiet shell - it has no explosives and no white phosphorus" (source)

General Petraeus praised what he called the "quiet professionals" of the CIA, saying he had seen their expertise, commitment and courage. (source)

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov, now in Pyongyang, has proposed what he calls quiet diplomacy to resolve the differences. (source)

Asked about the effectiveness of South Africa's policy of quiet diplomacy towards Zimbabwe, Pahad said the phrase quiet diplomacy was a misnomer. (source)

The two lads stole away into their favourite place for consultations as soon as it was dark, to have what they called a quiet chat over their plans. (source)

This is the thesis of Henderson and Eisenberg in an often-cited UCLA Law Review article.10 They discuss what they term a quiet revolution in liability law. (source)

South Africa though insists on what it calls a quiet diplomacy, referring to work behind the scenes to encourage reform rather than directly confronting Robert Mugabe. (source)

Mbeki has been criticized for advocating what he calls quiet diplomacy over confronting Mugabe, who is accused of overseeing his country's economic and political collapse. (source)

They will be out here, and the strategy right now is to present what they describe as quiet witness, so the politicians feel the pressure in Washington that that brings from here. (source)

Pulgarin said he later realized that there were other vans that had also been vandalized when he saw police investigating othe graffiti on vehicles on what he described as a quiet block. (source)

The CX400, VX450 and TX650 are also Seasonic. re: the VX550 My VX550 CWT unit is very well-built, but it's not what I call quiet (and I RMA'd the first one thinking it was just a bad unit). (source)

If you are what they call the quiet wife who says very little during verbal arguments with your husband, well you may want to speak up some because apparently it really could help your health. (source)

South African President Thabo Mbeki has been criticized for advocating what he calls quiet diplomacy over confronting Mugabe, who is accused of overseeing his country's economic and political collapse. (source)

Yes | No | Report from mutt wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago it's always good just to get outside. it doesn't matter what you get or if you get. now being a father of two kids under 5 the quiet is worth more than gold. (source)

If one goes from place to place in search of the quiet spot for sleep, he may finally find _quiet itself_ oppressive, or worse yet, may be kept awake by hearing his own circulation, from which escape is out of the question. (source)

After his breakfast, he set out, his custom of a Monday morning, for what he called a quiet stroll; but his thoughts kept returning, ever with fresh resentment, to the soutar's insinuation -- for such he counted it -- on the (source)

Administration officials rejected the criticism, pointing to what they called quiet diplomacy, working with governments from France, Britain, Uganda and Egypt to put pressure on Sudan to reverse the expulsion of the aid groups. (source)

I, who had lived my life in quiet places, only to enter at the age of thirty-five upon a course of the most irrational adventure I could have imagined, never had more incident and excitement crammed into any forty hours of my experience. (source)

This is all hindsight, but people involved in the failed campaign now usually blame a focus on getting the renovations passed first, confusing ballot language and what they call a quiet but effective pushback from the businesses that would have been paying for it. (source)

At the UN headquarters in New York, at present undergoing a major refit, Ban's staff defend him in public, saying that their boss operates best out of the limelight - what they call quiet diplomacy, private conversations with world leaders, avoiding embarrassing or hectoring them in front of television cameras. (source)

WHEN the French Communists were raising Cain in Europe they doubtless thought their idea was practically new, but thousands of years before they bore the red banner through the streets of Paris the American Indians were living quiet and peaceful communal lives on this continent; when I use the words _quiet_ and _peaceful_, I, of course, mean as regards their own particular commune and not taking into account their attitude toward their neighbors. (source)

Sentence Information

The average Flesch reading-ease score of the 46 example sentences provided below is 66.0, which suggests that "quiet" is a standard word that is understood by individuals with a high school diploma or degree, and can be found in news articles, books, magazines and other places.

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